Cotton harvester and cleaner



June 27, 1950 L. L. WALKER, JR 2,513,z59

coTTON HARvESTER AND cLEANER Filed Jan. 11. 1946 4 SheetSSheet 1 June27, 1950 L. L. WALKER, JR

coTToN HARvESTER AND cLEANER 4 SheetSSheet 2 F11ed Jan. 11

June 27, 1950 L. L. WALKER, JR 2,513,259

cOTTON HARvBSTER AND cLEANER 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Fi1ed Jan. 11, 1946 Jne27, 950 L. L WALKER, JR

coTTON HARvBSTER AND CLEANER F11ed Jan. 11, 1946 fnovenlent olong acottof1 fovv, a housing oaffied by the ffanle ond having a p1antfeoeiving ohan fle1, a veftioal shaft fnounted in f11e houSing ateach side of the ohanne1 neaf one end of the labter, o paif ofveftioally Spaoed hofizontal IneInbefS rototably n1ounted on eaoh shaft,aJ picker druIn 1nounted between the f1ofizonta1 ff1efflbefS of eachpaif and joI1fna11ed thefein fof fotat1on of1 a veftioa1 axiS, dfivingIneans op efatively connected to each druIn, and fnanually opefableffleanS oonnected to both of Said paifS of hofizontal Inenbefs foI'adjuSting Said op posed paifs of hofizontal fnen1bers tovvafd and ffomeach othef to vafy the spaoing of the piokef dfun1S to accoInInodateootton plantS of diffefent SizeS.

Inachine f()1' hafveSting ootton coInpfis ing aJ ffaIne, n1eanS fofSuppofting the ffaff1e fof Inovefnent along oofton fovv, a housing caffied by the ffafIle and having a p]ant-feceiving ohanneL a veftioalShaft Inounted in fhe hoosing at eaoh side of the ohanne1 neaf one endof fhe latter, a paif of Veftioally Spaced 11ofizonta1 Inen1befspivotally suppofted 1ooSe1y on eaoh shaft, a piokef dfuIn InountedbetWeen the hofizont1 IneInbefS of eooh pair and journa11ed thefein foI'fotation on a vertioal axis, dfiving IneanS opefatively oonneoted toeach drufn, a doffef bfuSh joufnaned betWeen the hofizonta1 nlefnbefS ofeaJo11 paif on a veftical axiS anC11ying adjacent to fhe ooffeSpondingdfuIn fof oontaot vvith the cotton thefeon, a c1eaner bfush jouffla11ed. betvv een the hofizontal Inefnbef of each pair and lyingadjacent to the coffeSponding dfun1 fo1 oontaot With t11e cottonthefeon, dfiv iflg Ineans opefatively oonneofing eaoh pickef dfuIn vVithitS oleanef brush, additiofla1 dfiving n1eans operatively oonneoting thedoffef brush vvit11 the dfiving beans fof the oleaner bfush, and nleansfof osoi1lating the oppoSed paifs of horiZonta1 InenlbefS in oppositedifeotionS to vafy the spacing between the pioker dfums- 11. 11 Inachinefor hafvesting ootfon oon1pfiS- ing a ffaIne, IneanS for Suppofting theffanle foI' 1T1ovefflent along a ootton fovv, o housing oaffied by thefran1e and having a plant-feoeiving ohanneL aJ veftioa1 Shaft n1ountedin the houSi1g at each Side of the channe1 f1eaJI' one end of fhe1atter, a paif of verticany Spaced horizonto1 IneInbefS pivofallySuppofted 1ooSely on eoh shaft fof osoi11ation in t11e honsing, a piokeIdfun1 Inounted betWeen the hofizonto1 nlen1befs of eaoh paif andioufnaned thefein fof' fotation of1 a veftioal axiS, o plufality ofspikes project ing ffon1 the pefiphef1 Suffaoe of each pickef dfuIn af1dpointing in the direotion of rotation, dfiving n1eans opefativelyconneofed to each dfuIn, 94 oleaner bfush journaned between thehofizonta1 fnefflbefS of each paif on a veftioa1 axiS and 1ying adiacentto the ooffeSponding pickef druIn, a puney fixedly oonneoted to eachpickef dfun1 foI fotation thefevvith, a pulley fixedly oonnected to thecleaner brush fof ro tation thefev1fh, an open belt opefative1y con- 14neoting the piokef dfu1 and oleanef bfush pul- 1eys, a doffef bfushjournalled betWeen the 11ori zonta1 fneInbefs of each pai1' fo1'fotation of1 a veftica1 axis and 1ying adjacent to the ooffe- Spondingpioker druo1, a pulley xed1y oonneoted to each doffeI' bfush foffofation thereWith, n infegfa1 pair of id1ef pulleyS joufnaned on onehofizonta1 IfleInbef of each paif with one f)1111ey in opefative oontaotvvith the belt oonneoting the ooffeSponding dfun1 puney vVith the pu11eyof fts oleaner bfush, aJ Seoond opef1 belt oonneof ing the other idlel'puney of the same poif With the doffer bfuSh puHey, and n1eans forosoi1lating the opposed pairs of h01'izontal 1ne1nbefS in Oppositedifections.

12. In a fnachine fof hafvesting cotton, a Sup pofting Stfuotufe havinga plant paSsage, at leasf one pair of veftioally Spaced oaffieIneff1befS Suppofted on Said suppofting Structufe and hofi zontanypivoted on a S11bStantially veftioa1 axis, aJ piokef' dfufn fotatablyoaffied subStantiaHy veftioa11y by and betWeen Said oaffief fneInbefS,an adiustable InechaI1isIn connected to one of said oaffief nleInbefsand adjustably n1ounted on the suppofting Stfflofure, said adjuSfablefnech anisIn including a nlonuany adjustable contro1 elenfent and alinkage confleotion betWeen the oontfo1 eleInent and t11e oaffiefn1eInbef of fneIn befs, Whefeby Said oaffief membefS and piokef dfun1nlay be adjosted hofizontally and trans vefsely of fhe plant pasSage.

13. 1n a nlaohine for hafvesting ootton, aJ Suppofting stfuoture havinga plant passage, an up fight Suppofting Shaft on the stfnotufe of eaohSide of the plant paSSage, a pair of veftioany Spaced caffier nleInbefShofizontally pivota1 on each of saJid suppofting Shafts, a pioker druInro tatably coffied veftioa1ly by and betWeen eaoh pair of oarfierIT1efnbers, and a Inanoany adjustable InechaniSfn conneofed to one ofthe cor- I'ieI fneInbefs of eaoh paff and opefab1e to f1ove soid paifsof caffier membefs and their piokef dfun1S toWafd and from each othef offhe v i11 of the opefatof to ony one of a plufality of relatively SpaoedoSitions as soid plants pass thfough Said pasSage.

LoUI l. WALKB, JR.

BEfBBoNoES oITED The fonowing fefefenoes are of feoofd in t11e 1e ofthis patent:

Nulnbef Nanle Date 183,33 Stoddafd et a1 ()ot. 17 1876 285,856 Todd 0ct.2, 1883 39,79 Todd Nov. 1890 1,323,089 Nei1 Nov. 25 1919 1,396,012 A1vin1`Tov. 8, 1921 L590,17 1Ia11 June 22, 1926 1,722,7 17 1entz July 30,1929 1,895,160 Green Jan. 2,1933 2 208,570 Box July 23, 190

